Things at Tottenham Hotspur started brightly for new manager Thomas Frank after he took over from Ange Postecoglou in the summer.
The Dane had a strong summer window with all of Kota Takai, Mohammed Kudus, Joao Palhinha, Xavi Simons and Randal Kolo Muani joining the squad, and the team turning in some strong performances to start the Premier League campaign.
But in recent weeks, the tide has begun to turn and those results and performances have turned negative, which has seen fans begin to question if the right man is in the dugout.
However, after a toothless performance in the north London derby against Arsenal in a 4-1 defeat on Sunday, Spurs showed some big fight as they took on the Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain in France on Wednesday night, despite falling to a 5-3 defeat.
Thomas Frank Finding His Tottenham Favourites
The opening months of the season so far for Frank have been littered by injuries to several key first-team stars.
James Maddison ruptured an ACL during pre-season, Dejan Kulusevski, Radu Dragusin and Yves Bissouma are yet to feature under the manager, and Dominic Solanke has managed to complete just 80 minutes across three appearances.
That has seen the manager develop relationships with certain players more than others, and that could make things very difficult going forward for the players who haven't had an opportunity to shine.
The most obvious example of this is Solanke, who is now 28 years old and struggling to find fitness just a year after making a £60m move to take a step up in his career. The campaign started with Richarlison as the starting number nine, and the Brazilian was in good form, before going on a goalless run and struggling to link the attack.
Summer signing Kolo Muani also had his own injury issues to begin with, but the France international is fit again and is finally beginning to find some form - netting twice against his parent club in the aforementioned defeat to PSG. Richarlison has also now scored in each of his last three games, against Man Utd, Arsenal and PSG, which brings him back into contention too.
Solanke is expected to be fit again soon, but how can he expect to get back into the team when Frank is beginning to trust the other strikers in the squad, and they are scoring goals?
Solanke's Tottenham Future in Question?
With Solanke struggling for minutes and way down the pecking order in north London, questions must be asked about his future - at least in the short term.
The former Bournemouth man will undoubtedly be hoping to get into Thomas Tuchel's England squad for the World Cup, but he is already playing catch up behind the likes of Ollie Watkins and even Danny Welbeck at this stage. Without regular football, he will have absolutely no chance, and it may well be his last chance to ever feature at a World Cup.
If Frank is to continue playing with Richarlison and Kolo Muani in tandem or individually, then Solanke may have to consider a move away in January to get back on track, and Spurs may well be open to it if results turn around without him being involved.